Madam is a dandy, Mr. Shen loves her so much

The dinner location was set in the yard near the Moon Landing Tower in Shen House.

After Shen Jiyuan was recognized at the age of eighteen, he immediately went abroad to study, and he has not been in Jianghuai for most of these years.

This is his third birthday in the Shen family, but it also has a special meaning.

Now he is different from when he first returned to the Shen family. The helpless young man now controls half of the real power of the Shen family.

Of course, there are many people who use this day to send things to curry favor with me.

The gifts sent by the subordinates alone filled half the yard, and they were all rare things.

After Liu's mother printed out the gift list, she ordered people to deliver the boxes one by one to Shen Jiyuan's yard.

The lotus flowers in the pond have withered, leaving only the withering lotus leaves and the lotus pods that have not been picked.

The man with a slender figure and a handsome face held his wife's hand and walked along the edge of the pool.

The man is handsome and the woman is bright and beautiful. When these two people walk together, it is an eye-catching picture no matter where they are.

"Why did you run over there?" Shen Jiyuan took her hand and led her to a flat place.

Cen Xuan looked around and looked back at him casually.

"Walking around is boring. This place is so big that I get lost."

She didn't run around on purpose.

The old lady didn't invite any relatives from the Shen family to the dinner today. Except for a few cousins, the elders didn't come.

Most of the people who came gathered around Shen Muze and Shen Muyao.

Very few people dared to go over and say hello to Shen Jiyuan.

He also likes purity and no one dares to approach easily.

Li He accompanied Liu's mother to count the gifts. After picking out a few interesting things, he looked at the two of them.

"Sir, this should be for the wife."

Cen Xuan heard the sound and walked over and saw seven or eight rare gems placed in the box.

They are all fist-sized, rough gems.

"Isn't this a gift for Shen Jiyuan?" Cen Xuan glanced at the sticker on the box curiously.

But this uncarved jade seemed to suit her liking.

Mother Liu on the side smiled and said, "This is just a matter of preference. It seems that the person who gave the gift thought carefully and knew what kind of thing he would use."

Cen Xuan looked at the gems inside and praised, "It's pretty good. It suits my liking."

Shen Jiyuan on the side lowered his eyes, looked at Cen Xuan's movements and said something.

"It's my birthday. Even if Mrs. Shen doesn't say anything about it, she plans to take my birthday gift as well."

Cen Xuan, who was about to hold the box and ask Li He to take it to the car for her, was stunned.

Then he looked at him with a guilty look and replied.

"It's useless for you to leave it alone anyway, you might as well give it to me."

Seeing how she liked it, Shen Jiyuan stepped forward and stared at the box, asking very seriously.

"I am usually so poor that you are so poor?"

Cen Xuan shook her head sincerely.

Shen Jiyuan set aside a wall of cabinets for her in the studio he arranged in Jiang'an Garden to display rough stones of various gemstones.

But for people like them, no stone is too many.

"The person who gave the gift must be thinking that the third young master already has everything, and he may not be able to use it if he gives it away. He is pretty good at figuring out who is the third young master's favorite person."

Liu's mother's joking words lingered in her ears.

Shen Jiyuan and Cen Xuan were in a confrontational posture, and he reached out and put his hand on Cen Xuan's head.

This little heartless guy has never said happy birthday to him until now.

"If you like it, I'll give it back to you." Cen Xuan said and handed the box to him.

The man leaned down, lowered his eyes, and whispered a word in her ear.

"Bartering, can I look forward to the gift that Mrs. Shen has prepared for me tonight."

Looking at his long, narrow and deep phoenix eyes, the lenses were glowing with a cold luster.

"Give it back to you."

Cen Xuan handed it back in a neat and crisp manner.

Shen Jiyuan chuckled and stretched out his arms to hold the person in his arms.

"late."

Mother Liu saw the fight between the young couple and went back to report the situation to the old lady with satisfaction.

A group of people coming from the nearby yard saw the interaction between the two.

The two cousins ​​following Shen Muyao snorted coldly.

He looked like a gentleman from the front, but now his true colors have not been revealed.

"What are you looking at?"

Shen Muze and his fiancée walked to a few people.

"Big brother."

A few people spoke politely.

Shen Muyao raised his chin, "What else can we watch? Let's watch today's protagonist."

Shen Muze looked far away and saw the two people standing at the edge of the courtyard.

"It's quite lively today, don't mess around." Shen Muze said to his brother.

Shen Muyao shook his head, "Don't worry, I won't mess with him today."

But some people may not.

When dusk fell, exquisitely plated meals were served on the table from the kitchen.

The large round table could accommodate twenty people. After the old man and the old lady took their seats, the rest of the people began to take their seats one after another.

Cen Xuan and Shen Jiyuan sat next to the old lady, and starting from the left hand of the old man were Shen Zhengnan and his wife, and the two brothers Shen Muze and Shen Muyao.

And next to Cen Xuan is Shen Zhiyue.

After that came the two sisters Shen Miao and Shen Yuan, and the cousins ​​who accompanied Shen Muyao.

If the old man hadn't stopped it, there would be far more people than this today.

There was a three-layer cake placed in the middle of the round table. The pattern on it was simple and there were not so many bells and whistles.

"Let's raise a glass together to celebrate Jiyuan's birthday."

Shen Zhengnan held the cup and raised it.

The children below all raised their wine glasses obediently, but Shen Zhiyue, who was beside Cen Xuan, was not interested.

The dishes on the table are all made by the old lady herself, and it really takes a lot of thought.

Cen Xuan learned one thing after spending the afternoon at Shen's house.

The old lady only cooks on Shen Jiyuan's birthday, but the other children don't get this treatment.

Since Shen Jiyuan returned to Jianghuai, he has lived in the old house for very little time.

But every time he came back, the old lady would definitely cook him snacks herself.

This preference is seen by the entire Shen family.

"Today is Ji Yuan's birthday, and it is also his third birthday since he came back. You young people don't need to pay too much attention to us. You can talk about whatever you need to talk about." The old lady said to the children sitting around.

Except for brother Shen Muze, the others nodded politely in response to the old lady's words.

"The moon is quite full today. It's Ji Yuan's birthday. It would be nice for us to sit together as a family and have a reunion dinner."

Tang Rong also echoed from the side.

"Reunion dinner? I'm afraid aunt has forgotten that there are more than just these people in our family."

The cup in Shen Zhiyue's hand fell on the table neither lightly nor heavily.

The strangeness of these words naturally caused everyone at the table to look at each other.

Cen Xuan glanced at Shen Jiyuan. There was no emotion on the faces of the people around her.

Tang Rong hurriedly smiled and smoothed things over, "Look at me, I have forgotten my second brother. It's my fault. I will punish myself with a drink."

There was a somewhat sarcastic smile on Shen Zhiyue's lips.

"What apologies are you making? It's not you who makes my dad unable to sit here."

Everyone present was frightened when they heard these words.

Shen Zhiyue is provoking. "Third sister-in-law, have you met my dad?"

Shen Zhiyue suddenly looked at Cen Xuan beside him and asked.

This topic was brought up, and Cen Xuan didn't know how to answer it.

"Ah Yue."

The old lady shouted something, with a warning implicit in her words.

"Grandma, I just want to chat and get closer to my third sister-in-law. I don't have any other meaning."

Shen Zhiyue's smile was innocent and harmless when she looked at the old lady.

But everyone here knew that she would not let Shen Jiyuan spend his birthday comfortably today.

"I seem to have met him before, but it's been so long that I can't remember clearly."

Cen Xuan suddenly replied.

Shen Zhiyue said oh.

"That's right. My dad used to attend so many dinner parties. It's not like you've never seen him before."

Shen Jiyuan didn't care much about the conversation between Shen Zhiyue and Cen Xuan, and didn't even bat an eyelid at her.

The man sitting opposite Shen Miao stood up, bowed and extended his hands to Shen Jiyuan very respectfully.

"I'd like to toast the third brother and wish him a happy birthday and a happy birthday with my sister-in-law."

Shen Jiyuan sat upright, picked up the cup with one hand and raised it in his direction.

This was followed by a series of toasts from people on the opposite side.

Originally, Shen Zhiyue was very dissatisfied with Shen Jiyuan, but now she is better and even more dissatisfied.

"I have been with grandma for so many years and I have never seen grandma cook in person. After the third brother came back, this matter became a common occurrence. Third brother really needs your pampering."

The old lady looked at her after hearing this and said, "You all grew up in front of me. You have never experienced any hardships or suffered any grievances. Jiyuan is different from you. It is normal to prefer someone more."

The old lady has never concealed her preference for Shen Jiyuan, it has always been blatant.

"When you were a kid, there was a room full of dolls in your collection, but there was one missing. You had to struggle to get one. You had to find a way to find any one in the house. It took you many countries to find one. No matter who came back from a business trip, there would be no shortage of gifts. If it's yours, don't be jealous." Shen Zhengnan looked at his niece and smiled.

Even the old man curled his lips.

They had watched this little girl grow up. Mr. Shen and the old lady had three sons, but no daughter.

Having such a granddaughter, I really raised her in the palm of my hand.

Now everyone's focus is on Shen Jiyuan.

It's normal for this little girl to be jealous.

"You little girl, just tell your eldest aunt what you want to eat and she will cook it for you. Don't cause trouble to your third brother." Tang Rong said with the same smile.

Today, I still have to obey the old lady.

"Come here, big brother will pick out fish bones for you." Shen Muze stood up and greeted his sister.

For a moment, the whole family's focus was on Shen Zhiyue.

"Grandma." Shen Zhiyue suddenly looked at the old lady, her eyes curved into crescent moons, "I remember before the third brother came back, you would cook a bowl of longevity noodles on this day every year."

Hearing this, everyone except Shen Jiyuan looked at Mrs. Shen.

Cen Xuan looked at Shen Jiyuan. He was still calm and composed, as if he was not the focus of these arguments.

The old lady frowned when she heard this, lowered her head and fell into deep thought.

"Ah Yue."

Before the old man finished his scolding, shouts came from the distance.

"Fire!!"

Cen Xuan raised her eyes and seemed to be able to vaguely see the light of the fire rushing up.

But that location seemed to be the location she had been to in the afternoon.

The Shen family's old house has always been maintained regularly. It originally had many wooden buildings, and it was specially painted with special protective paint to prevent moisture and fire.

The old couple sat firmly on the main seat, and Shen Zhengnan stood up and looked into the distance.

"what happened?"

The servant was also in a panic and reported it without thinking about anything.

"The Jade Court Building in the southeast corner is on fire!!"

Before Cen Xuan could react, the old lady had already stood up and stumbled over there.

"Mom!! You can't run away like this!!" Tang Rong hurriedly chased after her.

"Bring her back quickly!"

The old man stood there and shouted.

Upon seeing this, Shen Zhengnan rushed over with his two sons.

The rest of the people naturally followed and helped.

Cen Xuan sat next to Shen Jiyuan and looked at the person beside him who was eating slowly with chopsticks.

"You did it?"

When Cen Xuan asked this question, it was no longer a question.

But yes.

"You always have to distinguish between fiction and reality. You are for whom you are for. You can't always lie to grandma like this."

Shen Zhiyue said, serving herself a bowl of soup.

Her impartial words fell right into Mr. Shen's ears.

"boom!"

Cen Xuan looked up and saw that the tea cup in front of the old man was broken on the table.

"You are really becoming more and more lawless!"

After Shen Zhiyue drank the last sip of soup, she stood up and looked at the old man with fearless eyes.

"Grandpa, I'm full, please take your time."

When he got up from his seat, he told the servant beside him, "Cut a piece of cake for me and bring it over."

Then he looked at Shen Jiyuan and said, "Third brother, I wish you a happy birthday."

The old man was even more angry now.

Seeing this, Cen Xuan dragged Shen Jiyuan up and towards the southeast corner.

As she walked on the road, she couldn't help but look at the people around her.

From beginning to end, this person was obviously the focus of tonight's event, but he stayed out of it.

Cen Xuan could guess that Shen Zhiyue's burning of the southeast corner of the yard must have something to do with Shen Jiyuan.

It happened that Mrs. Shen was involved.

"Who built the Yuting?" Cen Xuan asked.

She remembered that the slightly weird courtyard she went to today was the Yutingzhu.

Shen Jiyuan took her hand and avoided the plants crossing the stone road in front.

He replied nonchalantly.

"Shen Zhengchuan."

Cen Xuan stopped and looked up at him.

"Your father?"

Shen Jiyuan did not deny it.

Cen Xuan has also heard some rumors that Shen Zhengchuan is Shen Jiyuan's father and the most beloved son of Mr. Shen and his wife.

He left home when he was young and lost contact with his family.

Even the news of his death was brought back to the Shen family by Shen Jiyuan.

That yard should have been vacant for many years, but what Cen Xuan saw today was that it was cleaned spotlessly.

Thinking of the servants carrying pastries in and out, Cen Xuan reacted.

"Today is his death anniversary?"

It can also be understood why the old lady was so upset.

Shen Jiyuan looked into the distance and said without changing his expression.

"It's his birthday."